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  • priscilla vP priscilla v

    I'm completely new to QT Creator I have never ussed it before so I just installed it. Cause I need to change a little thing of this amazing program I'm ussing to graph serial data comming from an Arduino sensor:

    https://os.mbed.com/users/borislav/notebook/serial-port-plotter/#commentform

    Basically I'm doing an electrocardiogram and this program works perfectly but I need to change the colors cause is a standard medical thing to read the heart data in a white backround and the graph in color black. (this program has a black backround and a red graph).

    And that's basically all I need, an executable program with just that colors, so I thought I try to edit the code but after I open this proyect in QT it appears an error:

    13:37:46: Configuration is faulty. Check the Issues view for details. Error while building/deploying project prueba1 (kit: Desktop Qt 5.11.1 MSVC2015 32bit) When executing step "Make"

    QT Creator needs a compiler set up to build, configure a compiler in the kit options.

    How does this can be done? Step by step. Thanks so much, I'm new to this plataform.

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    @priscilla-v

    Hi and welcome to devnet forum

    Qt creator is an IDE and requires a tool chain and Qt libs in addition.

    How did you install Qt creator?

    For getting started with Qt see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows.html
    and http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/gettingstarted.html

    Vote the answer(s) that helped you to solve your issue(s)

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      mrjj
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      #3

      Hi
      For faster fun, use the mingw Qt version as it comes with all included.
      The visual studio version requires you to go download the compiler/debugger from Microsoft site.

      alt text

      I checked , it compiles fine with mingw and the colors are easy to change.

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      • mrjjM mrjj

        Hi
        For faster fun, use the mingw Qt version as it comes with all included.
        The visual studio version requires you to go download the compiler/debugger from Microsoft site.

        alt text

        I checked , it compiles fine with mingw and the colors are easy to change.

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        @mrjj Hi, do I just download it again after uninstalling it?, from this page
        https://www.qt.io/download
        and then just select the options in that image?

        I you could explain to me step by step ho can this be done I'll be extremely thankfull, just need to do this change in the program and the final exe file, so the electrocardiogram sensor can be seen well.

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        • K koahnig

          @priscilla-v

          Hi and welcome to devnet forum

          Qt creator is an IDE and requires a tool chain and Qt libs in addition.

          How did you install Qt creator?

          For getting started with Qt see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows.html
          and http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/gettingstarted.html

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          priscilla v
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          @koahnig Hi thanks, I downloaded from the official site and selected all the options available when installing. Now I'm reinstalling it again.

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          • priscilla vP priscilla v

            @koahnig Hi thanks, I downloaded from the official site and selected all the options available when installing. Now I'm reinstalling it again.

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            wrote on last edited by
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            @priscilla-v said in QT Creator Serial Port Plotter:

            selected all the options available when installing

            I would not recommend doing that! That will eat about 80gb of hard disk memory!! And that's if you only selected everything from 5.12.0

            You only need to select what @mrjj showed, everything else should be preselected for you.


            Be aware of the Qt Code of Conduct, when posting : https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct


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              mrjj
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              wrote on last edited by mrjj
              #7

              Hi
              So after you installed the mingw Qt version. ( and only that one :)

              I assumed you unzipped the project to some folder.

              You go to that folder and double click on the SerialPortPlotter.pro

              Now in Left side,
              Click on the .pro file and put a # in front of line 31.
              The file is not included in project but seems not to matter so we just comment it out.

              alt text

              Now press the build/run button
              alt text

              Regarding colors.
              In mainwindow.cpp
              Line 59 , the var gui_colors contains the color used.
              You can change them there

              Also its used at line 185
              /* Background for the plot area */
              ui->plot->setBackground (gui_colors[0]);

              so fast fix is just to do
              ui->plot->setBackground (Qt::white);
              To get white background.

              The line color uses
              ui->plot->graph()->setPen (line_colors[channels % CUSTOM_LINE_COLORS]);
              so you can change the line_colors array to get new ones.

              So basically the colors comes from
              alt text

              In mainwindow.cpp

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                Hi
                So after you installed the mingw Qt version. ( and only that one :)

                I assumed you unzipped the project to some folder.

                You go to that folder and double click on the SerialPortPlotter.pro

                Now in Left side,
                Click on the .pro file and put a # in front of line 31.
                The file is not included in project but seems not to matter so we just comment it out.

                alt text

                Now press the build/run button
                alt text

                Regarding colors.
                In mainwindow.cpp
                Line 59 , the var gui_colors contains the color used.
                You can change them there

                Also its used at line 185
                /* Background for the plot area */
                ui->plot->setBackground (gui_colors[0]);

                so fast fix is just to do
                ui->plot->setBackground (Qt::white);
                To get white background.

                The line color uses
                ui->plot->graph()->setPen (line_colors[channels % CUSTOM_LINE_COLORS]);
                so you can change the line_colors array to get new ones.

                So basically the colors comes from
                alt text

                In mainwindow.cpp

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                priscilla v
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                @mrjj Thank you so much, it worked perfectly! the graph now is working as I needed for this project :D ! 0_1545383290313_10013.png

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                • priscilla vP priscilla v

                  @mrjj Thank you so much, it worked perfectly! the graph now is working as I needed for this project :D ! 0_1545383290313_10013.png

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                  @priscilla-v
                  Super. good work.
                  Good luck with project.

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                  • priscilla vP priscilla v

                    @mrjj Thank you so much, it worked perfectly! the graph now is working as I needed for this project :D ! 0_1545383290313_10013.png

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                    @priscilla-v

                    Good to see that you managed to get around the obstacles so fast.

                    Please mark your post as solved.

                    Have fun using Qt.

                    Vote the answer(s) that helped you to solve your issue(s)

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                    • mrjjM mrjj

                      @priscilla-v
                      Super. good work.
                      Good luck with project.

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                      @mrjj
                      Hi, I have a question maybe you can help me with this.
                      In this program how could I change the values in the X axis of the grid, to measure each one 40 mili seconds.
                      And then modify the Y axis to be a square, and not the rectangle shape that conforms each part of the grid right now.
                      And can you think of a way to just set default values in the "Plot Controls" so the program always start like this and have no need to configure it everytime?

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                      • priscilla vP priscilla v

                        @mrjj
                        Hi, I have a question maybe you can help me with this.
                        In this program how could I change the values in the X axis of the grid, to measure each one 40 mili seconds.
                        And then modify the Y axis to be a square, and not the rectangle shape that conforms each part of the grid right now.
                        And can you think of a way to just set default values in the "Plot Controls" so the program always start like this and have no need to configure it everytime?

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                        mrjj
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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        @priscilla-v

                        Hi
                        Its controlled via the QCPAxisTicker
                        Im not sure if you mean the Big Ticks or the Sub Ticks.
                        There is lots of info here
                        https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/tutorials/basicplotting

                        Anyway for the big Ticks.
                        if you add to
                        void MainWindow::setupPlot()
                        around line 220

                        QSharedPointer<QCPAxisTickerFixed> fixedTicker(new QCPAxisTickerFixed);
                            ui->plot->xAxis->setTicker(fixedTicker);
                            fixedTicker->setTickStep(40.0);
                            fixedTicker->setScaleStrategy(QCPAxisTickerFixed::ssNone); 
                        

                        It looks like this
                        alt text
                        Which might be what you want.

                        • Y axis to be a square,
                          Well that depends entirely on the y range and step versus the x
                          alt text

                        • "Plot Controls" new default values.
                          You can click on the UI file and alter them there
                          alt text

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                        • mrjjM mrjj

                          @priscilla-v

                          Hi
                          Its controlled via the QCPAxisTicker
                          Im not sure if you mean the Big Ticks or the Sub Ticks.
                          There is lots of info here
                          https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/tutorials/basicplotting

                          Anyway for the big Ticks.
                          if you add to
                          void MainWindow::setupPlot()
                          around line 220

                          QSharedPointer<QCPAxisTickerFixed> fixedTicker(new QCPAxisTickerFixed);
                              ui->plot->xAxis->setTicker(fixedTicker);
                              fixedTicker->setTickStep(40.0);
                              fixedTicker->setScaleStrategy(QCPAxisTickerFixed::ssNone); 
                          

                          It looks like this
                          alt text
                          Which might be what you want.

                          • Y axis to be a square,
                            Well that depends entirely on the y range and step versus the x
                            alt text

                          • "Plot Controls" new default values.
                            You can click on the UI file and alter them there
                            alt text

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                          priscilla v
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          @mrjj Thank you so much :D

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                            priscilla v
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                            #14

                            Hi, how would you get each frame of the small ones to measure 40 milliseconds? I was trying but I can not achieve it.

                            0_1545612001544_Captura.PNG

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                            • priscilla vP priscilla v

                              Hi, how would you get each frame of the small ones to measure 40 milliseconds? I was trying but I can not achieve it.

                              0_1545612001544_Captura.PNG

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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              @priscilla-v
                              Hi
                              Im not sure how to get change that.
                              You could try ask here
                              https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/support/forum/
                              Its the actual plotter being used in the project.

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                              • mrjjM mrjj

                                @priscilla-v
                                Hi
                                Im not sure how to get change that.
                                You could try ask here
                                https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/support/forum/
                                Its the actual plotter being used in the project.

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                                #16

                                @mrjj
                                Hi, I managed to change the little squares values to 40ms, which is what I needed, though it only look like this when I haven't clicked the Play button. I commented line 208, and add the code in line 210.

                                0_1545872017777_Code_changed.PNG

                                When clicked, it changes all the x-axis configuration.
                                Do you know why is this happening?

                                When I run the program

                                0_1545871775695_before.PNG

                                When I click play button

                                0_1545871786170_After.PNG

                                (I don't mind the numbers written in the scale like 0.25, 0.5 , 0.75 or 50, 100, 150 etc I just calculated that 20 of those I think they are called ticks is equivalent to 4 seconds, and each one has 5 subticks so, when i did the math realize that each subtick would be 40ms that way)

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                                • mrjjM mrjj

                                  @priscilla-v
                                  Hi
                                  Im not sure how to get change that.
                                  You could try ask here
                                  https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/support/forum/
                                  Its the actual plotter being used in the project.

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                                  @mrjj Excuse one more question, how could you achieve a 50 Hz low pass filter in this serial plotter software?

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                                  • priscilla vP priscilla v

                                    @mrjj Excuse one more question, how could you achieve a 50 Hz low pass filter in this serial plotter software?

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                                    mrjj
                                    Lifetime Qt Champion
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    @priscilla-v
                                    Hi welcome back
                                    funny enough, its being discussed here
                                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/98570/implement-low-pass-filter
                                    for same program :)

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                                      priscilla v
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                                      This is my ECG in a noise-free environment.

                                      0_1547678218132_3036.png

                                      When the charger is connected to the PC but not to the power outlet.
                                      0_1547678256288_14874.png

                                      When the PC is near any outlet.
                                      0_1547678293057_1483.png

                                      When the PC is connected to the electrical network.0_1547678317653_803.png

                                      I tried to use this piece of code but there was no change.

                                      0_1547678344924_Captura.PNG

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                                        mrjj
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                                        #20

                                        Hi
                                        well it seems the code only
                                        does an assignment to a double variable.
                                        Where is the actual filter function ?

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                                          #21

                                          It returns this error

                                          0_1547679233571_Captura.PNG

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